Mephisto & Faust



The Mephisto is a lower-level demon that appears in Devil May Cry 4. It covers itself with a cape of black mist composed of a special gas that allows it to pass through solid objects and float through the air. However, if the cape is removed through use of fire arms or the Devil Bringer, the Mephisto is revealed to simply be a red scorpion-like demon, unable to defend itself and a coward. The Mephisto is also able to extend its spear-like fingers, allowing it to impale a victim before they can react.



The Faust is a larger relative of the Mephisto, and is considerably more intelligent, cruel, and violent, though it is still cowardly when unshrouded. Its true body is white, somewhat larger than the Mephisto's, and possesses several tendrils around its head that give the appearance of hair; the mist that covers the Faust also takes the appearance of a fedora on its head. Like the Mephisto, they are able to extend their fingers, but can do this with more than one finger at a time, and can even detach their fingers to hover in the air and attack on their own. Faust are often accompanied by a pair of Mephisto's.

Mephisto
Mephistos' cloaks can easily be rid of using Nero's Devil Bringer and Dante's Shotgun or Pandora. Once the cloak is gone, it is the time to deal damage. It is best to use your powerful attacks to make sure it doesn't get its cloak back up. It is possible to defeat Mephisto while its cloak is up using Charge Shots or the Shotgun.

Faust
Fausts are like their weaker counterpart, but are obviously much tougher to defeat. Use Nero's Buster and Dante's Shotgun while in midair to make their cloaks disappear as quickly as possible. Once their cloaks are gone, beat them up using your most powerful attacks, though they have the tendency to put their cloaks back up before you're able to kill them. Once they have little health left, they will release sentries that follow and attack you even when you are far away, with the Faust often attacking in conjunction, use evasive maneuvers to avoid damage. As with the Mephisto, it is possible to defeat Fausts while their cloaks are up using the same attacks.

Background
Heinrich Faust is the main character of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's Drama "Faust", in which he sells his soul to a devil named Mephistopheles.